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Gopabandhu’s Samaja in the words of Gopabandhu

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak It is increasingly being clear that the Servants of the People Society has cheated the Registrar of Newspapers for India in matter of ownership of the Oriya daily ‘The Samaja’ founded by Pandit Gopabandhu Das. It has … Read more →

Two former Editors of The Samaja – Lingaraj Mishra and Radhanath Rath – need posthumous punishment for their heinous crime

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak An axiom floated by ancient Oriya wisdom says, if one tells a lie, he may need to contrive a thousand lies to cover it up. Lingaraj Mishra and Radhanath Rath, the two former ministers of Orissa, who … Read more →

Orissamatters on ଭାଷା ଅନ୍ଦୋଳନର ପ୍ରଭାବ : ଓଡ଼ିଆବିଦ୍ଵେଷୀ ମଙ୍ଗିଲେଣି “ଭାଷା ହିଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ”October 29, 2024
ଯାହାହେଉ, ଆପଣ ପଢୁଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଅଭିମତ ରଖୁଛନ୍ତି, ଏହା ହିଁ ଆନନ୍ଦଦାୟକ । ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଭାଇ ।
Orissamatters on Orissa Assembly// Opposition failed to give debates a democratic boostOctober 28, 2024
Thanks dear brother. The reckless expenditure of Orissa Government in avoidable sectors is so massive that we will never qualify…
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ଏମିତି ଆପଣ ଲେଖିଲେ କିଛି ଭଦ୍ର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା କରିବେ ନଚେତ ବିଷ ଖାଇବେ
କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ହିଁ ଅସ୍ମିତାର ପରିଚାୟକ, କୃତଘ୍ନତା ନୁହେଁ, ପ୍ରିୟ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରବାବୁ ! ରେଭେନ୍ସା ନାମ ରାଜନୀତିର ଖେଳ on Ravenshaw Name Change is Anathema to Oriya Mana (Part-2)October 9, 2024
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Orissamatters on Ravenshaw Name Change is Anathema to Oriya ManaOctober 5, 2024
ଆପଣ ଏହାକୁ ଶକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଥିବା ହେତୁ ଅଶେଷ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ । ପ୍ରଣାମ ଘେନା କରନ୍ତୁ ।

In these pages, the English spelling of the name of our motherland and mother tongue will remain Orissa and Oriya as before, instead of changing into Odisha and Odia.

Law has changed Orissa and its language Oriya to Odisha and Odia in English respectively. This is a very irresponsible law created by politicians having no knowledge on and devotion to classical uniqueness of Oriya language. When this bad law was on the anvil, we had opposed the proposal through several articles in these pages on grounds shown therein. And, when finally the law was created, we took it as an act of stupids. We stick to our observation and vow not to honor the bad law, come what may. For us, the classical uniqueness of our mother tongue Oriya is more important than the law enacted to change it. So, here we shall continue to use the words Orissa and Oriya notwithstanding enforcement of the law that has wrongfully changed them to Odisha and Odia. This is why this site will continue as orissamatters.com instead of converting into odishamatters.com on the strength of our devotion to the mother tongue which no law can change. -Editor